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When I think about holiday cookies the first thing that comes to mind is my grandmothers butter tarts and now they are the one thing that I always make for the holidays. Butter tarts are a Canadian pastry consisting of a custard made with butter, sugar and eggs in a pastry shell. I guess butter tarts are normally made plain like that but in my mind they just aren't butter tarts without adding walnuts and raisins, just like my grandmother used to make them! I do like to add my own touch to the recipe by replacing half of the sugar with maple syrup which adds a hint of something special to them. These maple butter tarts are simply amazing! The all butter pastry is nice and golden brown and light and flaky and melt in your mouth good! The maple custard sets nicely and it's perfectly sweet and gooey and oh so good! Butter tarts are another treat that freezes well so you can make them ahead of the holidays to lighten the load during that busy time. Frozen butter tarts also make a great gift; I know I always enjoyed receiving a large container of frozen butter tarts from my grandmother to take back with me after the holidays.

These tarts sound great! I'm a bit of a buttertart aficionado (self proclaimed). In fact, I've got a recipe on my blog I'm quite proud of - please give it a try and let me know if you like it as well as this version.

This is the first time visiting your site. I stumbled upon it searching for a spanakopita recipe. I then had a big laugh because I am also from Toronto. But when I saw this recipe, mmmmm...I have been looking for a good butter tart recipe for so long. Your pictures are fantastic, do you take them yourself? I'll be bookmarking you for sure!

i found your blog about a month ago, and i love it! i love your creativity, it's always great to find a new spin on your old favorites (making the crab mac 'n cheese tonight!). when i saw this one, i knew i had to do it- my family always makes pecan tassies for christmas, so i knew the process going in.

i didn't have a pie pastry, so i used my grandmother's crust recipe, and it worked great! also, i took them out just a little early, so that when you bite into them, the insides are a little gooey. i see many more batches of these in my future!!

I made these yesterday for Canadian Thanksgiving (although I'm from the US, lol, but always wanted to celebrate Canada's T-day too!) They are so delicious. Kind of like pecan pies, but with walnuts. Love the maple in them too (I always use maple syrup in my pecan pie). I added the egg in the filling ingredients (it's not specified in the recipe).

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.